Senator Manny Pacquiao accuses ACT-CIS Representative and Benguet caretaker Eric Yap of corruption. But mayors of the province come to Yap's rescue. PHVote WeDecide
Senator Manny Pacquiao's campaign against corruption during his surprise visit to Benguet province on October 26 might just have backfired.said he would call for a Senate inquiry on the alleged overpriced projects in the province.
Pacquiao's statement stemmed from a petition submitted to him by Manny Pacquiao for President Movement. The group alleged that rock-netting projects meant to prevent landslides cost P24,000 per square meter, twice the price of similar slope protections installed in the past. "We are saddened that Sen. Pacquiao came and just questioned Congressman Yap's presence in Benguet. It should not need emphasis but for the Sen. Pacquiao's informed realization, Congressman Eric G. Yap is our own," the statement said.
Pacquiao also said he would ask Yap to appear before the Senate probe to explain the issue. However, the House of Representatives and the Senate exercise inter-parliamentary courtesy of not meddling with each other’s affairs., a non-Cordilleran and staunch supporter of President Duterte, as Benguet legislative caretaker after the death of elected representative Nestor Fongwan in December 2019. He was already one of three ACT-CIS representatives.
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